US7110812B1 - Cardiac defibrillation - Google Patents

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US7110812B1
US7110812B1 US09/980,971 US98097102A US7110812B1 US 7110812 B1 US7110812 B1 US 7110812B1 US 98097102 A US98097102 A US 98097102A US 7110812 B1 US7110812 B1 US 7110812B1
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John McCune Anderson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3956—Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/372—Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/378—Electrical supply
    • A61N1/3787—Electrical supply from an external energy source
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US4549547A (en) 1982-07-27 1985-10-29 Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania Implantable bone growth stimulator
US5411537A (en) 1993-10-29 1995-05-02 Intermedics, Inc. Rechargeable biomedical battery powered devices with recharging and control system therefor
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WO2012147061A2 (en) 2011-04-27 2012-11-01 University Of Ulster Defibrillator apparatus and method
WO2014016684A2 (en) * 2012-07-26 2014-01-30 Adi Mashiach Flexible antenna on flexible substrate with adhesive back
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EP1175243B1 (de) 2004-08-11
ATE273045T1 (de) 2004-08-15
JP2002543895A (ja) 2002-12-24
JP4189548B2 (ja) 2008-12-03
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ES2225133T3 (es) 2005-03-16
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